Parts of Asia have been struggling with unseasonably high temperatures for April, with power outages and shortages as demand soars.
Bangladeshi energy minister Nasrul Hamid said on Facebook on Tuesday there was"untold suffering" due to the heat.
"The current unprecedented heatwave, which has resulted in maximum temperatures hitting the highest level in over 50 years, has increased the demand for electricity much more than expected," he said.Temperatures nudged 43C in the west of Bangladesh and in the capital, Dhaka. Meanwhile, schools in at least two Indian states - Tripura and West Bengal - shut this week after temperatures reached more than 5C above normal.
The early onset of summer heat has been linked to climate change by scientists, who say more than a billion people in India and Pakistan are vulnerable. India's weather office said earlier this year that the country was now more likely to experience heatwaves between March and May.
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